So far this softball season, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is unbeaten in the first days of tournaments and winless in second days. The Mocs fell to 3-4 with two losses Friday in their Chattanooga Challenge at Frost Stadium - 8-0 to Sacred Heart in five innings and 3-2 to Indiana State. Cierra Casale was 2-for-3 with a home run and an RBI single for Sacred Heart. UTC totaled four hits in each game, Brook Womack going 1-for-2 with a double against SHU and Aly Walker going 2-for-3 against ISU with Amanda Beltran ripping a two-run double and pitcher Celie Hudson losing a five-hitter, allowing two earned runs. The Mocs are scheduled to face Western Kentucky at 3 p.m. today and Tennessee State at 9 a.m. Sunday.
-Sewanee's softball games today at Demorest, Ga., and Sunday at home were called off because of wet fields and imminent rain, but the Tigers got to begin their season Friday at Agnes Scott and lost 7-4 and 5-4, the latter after taking a 4-1 lead. Taylor Wagner was 2-for-4 with an RBI and Jackie O'Reilly was 1-for-2 with a double, two walks and two runs scored in game one for Sewanee. O'Reilly was 2-for-3 and Katie Bender and Rachel Hoffman each 2-for-4 and Miranda Townsend drove in two runs in game two.
Baseball
-Lee University began a weekend baseball series at Florida Southern with a 7-2 loss Friday. Chase Gadau was 2-for-2 with a home run and two walks and Miguel Pimentel singled in a run for Lee (3-6), which trailed 6-0 after three innings.
-Bryan College finally played a 2018 baseball game away from Senter Field, but the result Friday evening at the LakePoint Complex at Emerson, Ga., was the same - a victory. The Lions rose to 12-0 with a 10-5 defeat of Covenant as Tucker Cain went 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple and six RBIs. Jacob Justice was 1-for-2 with a homer, two walks, two RBIs and two runs scored for Bryan, and Cody Young and Fernando Garcia each had two hits and an RBI. For the Scots (1-5), Tyler Moore was 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run, Jonah Carignan was 1-for-2 with an RBI and Trenton Nobles scored twice.
Running
-Central High School senior Alberto Dominguez is getting a running start - literally - on his hope of becoming a pediatrician. He signed scholarship papers Friday to join the cross country team at Cleveland State. "It's just a start, but I'll be in their pre-health transfer pathway," said Dominguez, who has competed in the TSSAA state meet the last three seasons and helped Central win the region in 2016. "I want to thank my parents, my coaches and my savior Jesus Christ. Without him none of this is possible." Dominguez has run cross country since elementary school. "He's a hard worker, and he's an excellent student and a good guy," Central coach Jan Munson said. "He's going to be able to go to school and have it paid for and run, and then he'll have a chance to go to a four-year school. This is a good fit for him right now. He's got a lot more potential in him for running." CSCC coach David Kyle echoed Munson and added, "He's going to be a valuable asset for our team."
Tennis
-The Covenant women's tennis team improved to 2-1 for the season Friday with a 7-2 victory over Belhaven in McCallie School's indoor center. The Lady Scots won two of the top three doubles matches and Nos. 1-5 singles with Aly Hall, Annie DeLuca, Esther Eddy, Jenniie Spielman and Morgan McCain. Hall won 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (10-6), the others all in straight sets with one 6-0 score each.
Basketball
-Taylor Bethune's 11 points led the Georgia Northwestern scoring in a 64-24 women's basketball loss Friday at Welch College in Gallatin, Tenn. Madison Lewis had seven rebounds for the Lady Bobcats (10-8). The score was 33-9 at halftime.